Cyprus defends courts after British teen convicted over rape claim 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseCyprus defended its judiciary Tuesday, after Britain expressed concern over a Cypriot court finding a British teenager guilty of falsely claiming she was gang-raped. His remarks came after the British Foreign Office said it was “seriously concerned about the fair trial guarantees” of a British woman convicted of “public mischief” in a Cyprus court on Monday. A British Foreign Office spokesman said the case was “deeply distressing” and that it would raise the case with Cypriot authorities. Clerides said in a statement it remained a matter for the courts to decide and any intervention would constitute judicial “interference”.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 31, 2019 13:41 UTC